Midnight Prologue: The Warning Content Update and Housing Early Access

With the Ghosts of K'aresh behind us, Azeroth stands on the precipice of a future overshadowed by Xal'atath and the relentless advance of the Void. In The Warning, the stage is set for what comes next before continuing the story in the Midnight expansion. Players will also be welcomed home with the start of Housing Early Access!

Continuing The War Within Campaign

Though the Ghosts of K'aresh have been put to rest, a new danger looms. Vereesa Windrunner is stricken by visions of a new threat: a dire prophecy of Quel'thalas' fall. You'll continue The War Within campaign to learn more about what portents await.

Housing Early Access

As a part of the content update, players who have added Midnight to their account will gain access to Housing Early Access. Here are some of the features that will be initially available.

• Decor Collection/Room Decorating
• Room Layouts
• Neighborhoods
• Guild/Charter Neighborhood Creation
• Legacy Content Rewards
• Profession Rewards
• Flying in Neighborhoods
• New Housing Tutorial

Housing for Returning Players

Players who are returning or continuing their journeys into Midnight will receive a quest which will direct them to the Housing tutorial so they can begin learning more about owning a house and decorating it.

Housing for New Players

Players who are new to World of Warcraft and have Midnight will play through the New Player Experience until reaching the end of the initial tutorial on the boat. At the end of that experience, these players will be able to choose to continue the New Player Experience or go directly to the Housing tutorial.

Players Without Midnight

Players who don't have Midnight as of yet will be able to visit Neighborhoods and collect Housing items from various activities including quests from NPCs located in Orgrimmar, Stormwind, and Dornogal. You won't be able to purchase a home or join a Neighborhood without the expansion, however.

New and Returning Player Experiences

Whether you're a new player or returning after a hiatus, we've got you covered. New players will discover a smoother transition to get caught up with an updated New Player Experience. Players seeking to return to Azeroth will find a guided Returning Player Experience to help you remember how to play the game and get you on the path to the next latest content in World of Warcraft. Learn more in our previously published article.

New Lorewalking: The Elves of Quel'Thalas

Meet with Lorewalker Cho to learn about the origins of the Blood Elves and the Void Elves. You'll begin your journey with a retelling of the Scourge attack on Silvermoon City and the Lich King's assault on the Sunwell. Later, you'll find out more about the tainting of the Sunwell by Alleria Windrunner, and the creation of the Void Elves.

Pandaren Heritage Armor

Return to the Wandering Isle alongside a familiar cast of pandaren to set right all that's gone awry with preparations for the Spirit Festival. Rally villagers and spirits alike to restore harmony to the celebration-and earn the new Pandaren Heritage Armor for your collection.

Tour the Turbulent Timeways

Once more, the Bronze Dragonflight has discovered growing disturbances in the timeways, with several rapidly intersecting our own! Players will be able to take on six new dungeons from the Shadowlands for the first time as a part of this limited-time ten-week event. Collect new rewards, earn new meta-achievements, and more.

The Brawler's Guild Returns

Shortly after the launch of The Warning content update, players will be able to step back into the fighting ring once more to engage in one-on-one combat with variety of new and familiar bosses.. Players will once more be able to sign up to take on these foes and climb the ranks or stand ring side and watch the spectacle.

Locations:

• Orgrimmar: Brawl'gar Arena
• Stormwind: Bizmo's Brawlpub (Deeprun Tram)

We're making some additional improvements, changing the boss rotation, and adding some new bosses along the way. Players will also be able to earn challenge achievements and collect some new rewards including Housing decor, a recolored flying mount, and even Bruce in a new color variation!

Join the Housing Early Access Test on the PTR

We'll be running a limited-time test of the new Housing feature on the Public Test Realm (PTR) for anyone who wants to participate. You won't need to have Midnight on your account to take part, however. It's important to note that this test is for an in-progress feature and we may either periodically take down this test or cancel it at any point in time as necessary.

When:
Monday, October 13 at 11:00 am PDT through Thursday, October 16 at 11:00 am PDT.

We look forward to seeing you on the PTR!